Global Village

Global Village at MWC is sort of like a outdoor fair. There are tents set up for each continent (excluding Antarctica) for people to set up displays about their homelands. Paraguay obviously had the biggest display (it encompassed 3 tents), mostly with information about the Mennonite Colonies and they had samples of food. There were always Mennonite women serving baked goods to people. Other tents included pictures from different countries, books about the people who live there, crafts for sale, traditional clothing and a few interactive displays. There was even a display about Pennsylvania which mostly had books about the Amish. There was also a small stage set up in the middle where people could share their native songs and dances. Global Village was a great place to spend an afternoon, especially when the weather was nice, and learn things about different cultures.

Today was the last day of the Conference and it ended with a worship service that was full of music. We are now at our accomodations that we will stay at while we work with Habitat for Humanity. We are relaxing tonight and trying to catch up on some rest. Thank you for everyone who is praying for us, everyone is doing well, just a few sniffly noses and tired bones.


- Renee Shenk and Jason Harnish